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CVE-2010-2642

Published Jan 7, 2011 redhat CWE-119

Overview

CVE-2010-2642 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat evince. It was published on January 7, 2011.

Technical Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in conjunction with a DVI file that is processed by the thumbnailer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update evince to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
redhat evince 0 Affected

References

Ref git.gnome.org/browse/evince/commit/?id=d4139205b010ed06310d14284e63114e88ec6de2 Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052910.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052995.html Ref lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.php Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/42769 Ref secunia.com/advisories/42821 Ref secunia.com/advisories/42847 Ref secunia.com/advisories/42872

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2642?

CVE-2010-2642 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat evince. It was published on January 7, 2011.

How severe is CVE-2010-2642?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-2642?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update evince to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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